1. Shoot It: Sight-in their firearms before a moose hunt. With a rifle, you should be able to hit a paper target at 100 yards. Also, sight-in with the same round you hunt with. And, don’t decide to make major change with ammo the night before a hunt.
2. Know Your Hunting Area: If you don’t have time to physically scout areas you plan to hunt, try to get as much information as you can from topographical maps and Google Earth. Every hunter should take time to check their hunting area via its imagery. Almost every consistently successful moose hunter pre-scouts religiously.
3. Don’t Assume Anything: If you shoot at a moose and it runs into the bush, don’t assume the bullet didn’t find its mark. Few moose drop on impact. Every year, people give up too quickly on animals…often a dead moose is just yards away from the last blood drop. Take a thorough look.
4. Be Ready: Be ready to shoot whenever you step into the bush. Your best opportunity to kill a moose doesn’t always come where you think it will. Walk at the ready at all times. It’s a bit more physically demanding, but it will pay off.
5. Get off the Couch: Start exercising regularly well before the hunt begins. Hunters often expect too much of their legs, back, and lungs. Hunts often end with cramps and sore muscles. In the field, you also need to be properly fed and watered for the day. Keep hydrated. A small pack with a water jug is the ticket. Along with it, throw high-energy food like power bars, dried fruit, jerky, and chocolate into a small pack.
6. Stay Positive: Moose hunting can drive you nuts. These animals cover a lot of ground and move in and out of hunting areas in short order. Maintaining a positive mental attitude is difficult, but it keeps you focused. Visualize success.
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Source: Ontario Out of Doors (http://www.oodmag.com/hunting)